The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-05

millers. He states that $o,OOa, 900 are in
the present arrangement he pays 40 cents
per lGO to Chicago, against cents per
100, which Is the rate he Minneapolis
millers paw. II the relief is not speedily
obtained, the milling business in Iowa will
be ruined, Mr.. Lord says.
At New Rochelle, n. Y, on the 10th, one
of the strangest accidents occurred that has
ever been witnessed by railroad men, An un-
known man while walking along the track
was struck by n freight train and his body
WAS thrown upon the pilot of the engine
where it lay until IarchmoDt was reached
There it fell to the road bed and both feet
were cut of. Another train ON the oppo-
site track struck the unfortunate man and
once more he was hurled upon the pilot and
lay there until New Rochelle was again
reached, when the body rolled of and the
trunk fell under the wheels a second time
When the train moved off it was seen that
only the headless trunk remained after the
terrible buffeting it had received. No one
was found to tell who the man was.
The death of Eliza Weathersby Goodwin,
the actress, promises to have sequel. DR..
Marion Sims has presented his bill for pro-
fessional services to her husband, Nat
Goodwin, and Mr.. Goodwin has refused to
pay, on the ground that it is exorbitant.
Mrs Goodwin had a malady which was sus-
pected to be tumOr in the falfopian tubes,
but DIR. Robertson her attending physician
refused to perform or to advise an opera
tion, fearing its result. After a consulta-
ton DR.. Sims did perform the operation, no
tumor was found and the lady died. The
actor, who disputes the bill, purposes to
show. when the doctor sues him for the
amount, that the death of his wife was
nothing less than scientific murder. He
will endeavor to produce experts to swear
that the operation was uncalled for, dan
gerous and inexcusable.
The Governor OF Ohio, called out the
militia on the a6th, to suppress riot which
had undertaken tie destruction Of the
Paulding County reservoir. The reservoir is
regarded by the people of the County, a
great nuisance, rendering the whole region
sickly and covering a large area Of fine
farming land. The reservoir was under
guard, but two hundred masked men over
powered the guards at the reservoir and
blew up the banks, saturated the locks and
timber with oil and burned them. The
building occupied by the gatekeeper was
also burned. The band worked all night
cutting the dikes with pick and spade. The
volume OF water is thus largely reduced,
though the reservoir is not entirely drained.
The damage is estimated at $4,000. An
effort was made through the late legisla-
ture to condemn and abandon the reser-
voir, but it failed.
r. 9. Dun Il Co.'S, weekly review of trade
says: The Interstate bin is doubtless
charged with much interruption of business
that does not belong to it; but during the
past week evidences have multiplied of its
harmful effect. By convincing proofs that
Boston's export trade would be destroyed
il customary rebates and favoring rates
were refused. the commission was led to
virtually suspend the operation of the
second section for the benefit of the Boston
roads. Contracts for many projected en-
terprises have been suspended until the
question OF rates can be settled. General
reports of trade are nevertheless favorable
and Q hopeful spirit is everywhere ex
pressed. Money is generally in good supply
Collections continue fair, with improve
| ment at Milwaukee and Cincinnati except
in trades affected by strikes in building and
manufacturing. At many points the IN.
seasonable weather embarrasses. The con
dition of leading branches Of business is ap
parentiy improving.